I've walked over a thousand bodies of my past
Who I am no longer
I've felt the blood and the decay
I saw them rot
I killed them all
What joy!
I've set fires to myself
And like the Phoenix
I rise, I dance upon my ashes

All my scars are fading

And I’m afraid that I’ll miss them

Nothing left but some raised white lines

I have nothing left to hide

They were beautiful

And I remember them all

My mystery I wanted someone to solve

Now time is running out

Because they are all gone.

You make me feel like early winter mornings

When I refuse to get out of bed

Because it keeps me warmer than you ever will.

You remind me of hot summer nights

When I wake up from nightmares;

Cold sweat dripping down my face.

You look like springtime

They way you bloom and glow when nobody is looking.

You remind me of fall

Beautiful and fragile

My fingertips
Bleed for you
Every word that I can't say.

Ever since you kissed my lips

All I can think about is having more.

How you’ll think my moans sound

And how you’re body will quiver.

Breaths shortening as I remember

Your lips on my shoulder

And your pants tighten thinking

About my soft skin

My name is Eve when I’m in you presence

And I know you don’t care much about hearts

But I want you to hurt me,

Break me apart.

Love
Seems to be
In the
a
i
r
And I can't hold my breath
Much longer

As you ran through my house

You didn't notice you had knocked me down

Until you heard the crash.

You lied to her when she asked

And you said you didn't break me

I was in the way while you were chasing after something

That you thought was better.

But it wasn't and you never got it

And you cried as you watch her collect my peices

And I cut her hand and she cried too

But only a little.

And she glued me back together

The best that she could.

No one could really notice

Unless they got real close.

But I knew.

I could feel every crack,

Every gaping hole that you faced towards the wall

So the neighbors wouldn't see.

And years passed,

And you could never look at me the same.

Because I was broken

And you knew why.

Oh how I wish to be a reason for

Syntax and diction.

A reason for brushstrokes

And pen marks.

I’d love to be the reason for dreams

In the days or the nights.

An inspiration, an idea.

A muse.

I want to be the  reason

You pour your heart onto paper

And blush with truth.

I am the siren

I shipwreck soldiers

Leaving them stranded on salty shores

I sing sweet songs that can turn a bitter heart

Into sugar.

I carry the weight of the world on my shoulders.

Kiss the small of my back

And travel up the valleys of my spine

To the hill of my shoulder blades;

Can you feel the scars?

Lay you head on my chest

Listen to my heartbeat

Can you hear the cracks?

I am I am I am

No longer broken

I’ve had this sickness in my stomach

For a few weeks.

Right in the center

Where the  butterflies should be

I feel like a rotting flower

And love avoids me

I can’t bloom like I used to

I’ve grown old and ugly

The wintertime just feels like

Love.

Cold lips and fingertips

Naked. Pressed against each other

I spend a lot of my time living in fear
That I am chasing a love
Which always seems
To be avoiding me